1958 Death Certificate

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Glad you have the correct death certificate for Elizabeth, one issue resolved.

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Previously, I'd obtained the marriage certificate of James and Elizabeth, and James's father is named as Matthew Kennedy - not William.

James & Elizabeth married 1887

Does the marriage certificate record James as a bachelor or widower. My reason for asking is that in the 1891 census we have

James Kennedy 32 occ *** in Shipyard  born Ireland
Elizabeth 27 occ-Confectioner--born Monmouthshire  *******
Mathew 9 Scholar born Monmouthshire (should the age be 9 months)
Mary 2 born Glous

Birth of Mary

KENNEDY, MARY  URSULA     mmn STEPHENS 
GRO Reference: 1888  D Quarter in CHEPSTOW  Volume 11A  Page 7

So who is Mathew c1882 is he from a previous marriage?

SS

[ChrisAllonby]

Possibly Matthew in 1891
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4V1K-M2M

Yes, that is probably him. The age (69) is right and so is the location (Middle Street, Chepstow), which is about 100 yards from the address of James Kennedy.

[ChrisAllonby]

Does the marriage certificate record James as a bachelor or widower. My reason for asking is that in the 1891 census we have

James Kennedy 32 occ *** in Shipyard  born Ireland
Elizabeth 27 occ-Confectioner--born Monmouthshire  *******
Mathew 9 Scholar born Monmouthshire (should the age be 9 months)
Mary 2 born Glous
SS

He's stated as Bachelor. The age given for Mat[t]hew is wrong. I have his birth certificate and he was born on 27 Sep 1889. I tried to insert an image of the relevant part of the census return but I haven't worked out how to do it yet, so I've attached it as a file (is it permissible to display such material on this site?). The age of '1' has been crossed out and replaced with '9', I assume by the enumerator. Why this has been done is not clear.

Matthew (born 1889) is actually my main focus of enquiry. He's not a member of my family, but was closely associated with my relatives for many years. At some point during the 1900s he changed his name from Matthew Kennedy to James Devauden. It really is a strange case, which I'm writing up at the moment.
Thanks,
Chris.

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I see James Matthew Devauden died at 6, Lightburn Road, Ulverston. Strange I live but half a mile away from that address.

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[ChrisAllonby]

I see James Matthew Devauden died at 6, Lightburn Road, Ulverston. Strange I live but half a mile away from that address.

SS

Are you a fellow Ulverstonian? I was born in the town. Lived in Richmond Terrace.

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Hi Chris, I'm the original Essex boy, moved to Ulverston some 15 years ago to be near family. Lovely market town with so much going on.

SS

[ChrisAllonby]

Hi Chris, I'm the original Essex boy, moved to Ulverston some 15 years ago to be near family. Lovely market town with so much going on.

SS

Yes, a great place. It's just a pity that many of the pubs I remember as a lad have now closed. 

I now have the death cert. for Matthew Kennedy (snr), and it confirms that he was the father of James Kennedy; confirmation by address - same as his son's, and informant - James.

I've now identified a marriage in 1878 between a Matthew Kennedy and Mary Ann Cole. I suspect this is the same Matthew, and it could be a second marriage. I've had to order another certificate (pdf not available). The costs are mounting up!